Elisabeth Burgess

Brief Life History of Elisabeth

When Elisabeth Burgess was born on 4 August 1788, in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Edward Burgess, was 37 and her mother, Bathsheba Atsatt, was 31. She married Anson Matthews on 15 September 1811, in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died after July 1870, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anson Matthews
1787–1851
Elisabeth Burgess
1788–1870
Marriage: 15 September 1811
Lois B Mathews
1813–1814
Anson Mathews
1816–1816
Hannibal Mathews
1817–1892
Elizabeth Mathews
1819–1839
Lioza Mathews
1822–1823
Sophia Mathews
1824–1891
William H Mathews
1826–1826
William F Burgess Mathews
1828–1858
Emeline Mathews
1833–1867

Sources (12)

  • Nauvoo 1842 Census
  • Elisabeth Burgess, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Elizabeth Burgess, "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)"

World Events (2)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

Name Meaning

English: status name from Middle English burge(i)s, burgis, borgeis ‘inhabitant of a borough’ (strictly one possessing full municipal rights), ‘freeman of a borough’. Burgesses generally had tenure of land or buildings from a landlord by burgage. In medieval England burgage involved the payment of a fixed money rent (as opposed to payment in kind); in Scotland it involved payment in service, guarding the town. The -eis ending is from Latin -ensis (modern English -ese as in Portuguese). Compare Burger .

Americanized form of French Bourgeois .

History: Thomas Burgess came from England to MA c. 1630 and eventually settled in Sandwich, MA.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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BIRTHDATE: 7 Feb 1837 McComb, McDonough, Illinois DEATH: 17 Apr 1867 Payson, Utah Co., Utah PARENTS: Anson J. Mathews Elizabeth Burgess PIONEER: 1848 Independent Wagon Company SPOUSE: …

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